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From: Bill Mennel <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] When Was ?
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 23:59:12 -0500


At 04:43 PM 05-02-00 EST, wrote:
> hi Group , I need to know ' When was ' the county of Mercer set off from
>Hunterdon , I need the Month and Day , The Mercer Co Website on Roots web
>only gives the year ! , Especially , when was Hopewell Twp made part of
>Mercer Co ????? , Ancestery`s ' Redbook ' does not tell either , Thanks
for
>help , Phil
>
>
Not an easy question. Mercer County was formed 22 Feb. 1838 and included
part of Hopewell Twp.; 14 Feb. 1839 the rest of Hopewell Twp. was added; 13
Mar. 1844 Hopewell Twp. was restored to Hunterdon; 5 Feb. 1845 Hopewell
Twp. was returned to Mercer County.

The above information is from NJGS Bulletin B 67 - The Story of New
Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968, Snyder, John P., 1969, 294 p., 47
illus. 1988
supplement, 35 p., Price $15.00.

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